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Date: 2009-06-18
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Setting up a Qmaster Cluster in Final Cut Studio's Compressor 3.x
Heath McKnight
Since I work on a Mac laptop featuring an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, I need to take full advantage of that dual-core processing action when it comes to using Final Cut Studio's Compressor 3.x. I didn't realize that without setting up a Qmaster Cluster, I'm not taking full advantage of all processors available to me, even in a networked scenario.
Outside Celebrates Bold Changes with Tecate Light
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Advertising agency Adrenalina/NY tapped the talents of Director Steve Ramser and Outside Editor Jeff Ferruzzo to complete the latest commercial campaign for Tecate Light. The fully-loaded spots (two :30 versions) illustrate Tecate's take on "change," highlighting their bold twist on marketing "cerveza."
Blackmagic Design revolutionizes waveform monitoring
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Blackmagic Design has revolutionized hard to use and ugly waveform monitoring with UltraScope, the company's latest product from NAB 09. Ultrascope brings together all the features you need when editing or colour correcting, combined with an elegant user interface, all at an affordable price point.
FreeForm AE for Adobe After Effects
Turn any layer into a mesh in 3D space
Kevin McAuliffe
These days, 3D in Adobe's After Effects is a no brainer, and most people don't even give it a second thought. I've been an After Effects user since version 3.5 of the software, and when the 3D feature came along (version 5), it was a huge step forward, except for one problem.
Create and Burn Blu-ray Discs Using Final Cut Pro 6, Adobe Encore CS4 and OWC Mercury Pro BD/DVD/CD Burner
Heath McKnight
One of the biggest complaints for Final Cut Pro (FCP) editors is the inability to create and burn Blu-ray Discs (BDs) with Macs. Windows apps seem to have all the fun with built-in BD creation/burning software (like Sony Vegas Pro and others). This article aims to help you create those BDs using FCP, Adobe Encore CS4 for Mac, and the excellent Other World Computing Mercury Pro BD/DVD/CD Burner.
Apple refreshes MacBook Pro line
13-inch unibody MacBook now a MacBook Pro
John Virata
Apple, Inc. today introduced a refreshed laptop line starting with the MacBook Pro line that starts at $1199 for a 13-inch MacBook Pro with 2.26 Core 2 duo with 2GB RAM, 160hard drive and a SD card slot, the first for an Apple notebook. The top of the line 17-inch model ($2499) features 4GB DDR3 memory, a 500GB hard disk drive, and NVIDIA 9400M or a 9600M GT and an ExpressCard slot.
COODIE & CHIKE AND SUPERFAD TEAM ON NEW MOS DEF MUSIC VIDEO
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The new Mos Def video "Casa Bey" is the product of the collaboration between innovative director duo Coodie & Chike and the design stylings of Superfad. Currently airing on MTV, VH1, and BET, and with a massive online viewership, the clip features Superfad's animated typography, which perfectly mirrors the simple yet powerful emotions of Mos Def's face during his close-up performance.
E*TRADE BANKS ON SPEEDSHAPE WITH VISUALLY COMPELLING CG-ANIMATED HD CAMPAIGN
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3D integrated digital production studio Speedshape recently teamed up with Grey New York to complete an impressive, 12-spot campaign for E*TRADE FINANCIAL Corp. Rendering a myriad of design elements, Speedshape delivered dazzling imagery, highlighting E*TRADE's latest on-line tools and features, while affirming E*TRADE's position as a leading online financial service company.
Guerilla FX Creates Animations And Original Illustrations For ABC News' "earth2100"
30 Plus Minutes of Animation Enhance Television Event
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Is our species on an inexorable, suicidal path to extinction? Are we rapidly approaching the end of civilization as we know it? Are we past the point of no return? Experts warn that unless we change course the "perfect storm" of population growth, resource depletion and climate change could wreak havoc on planet Earth.
Broadcasting MPEG-4 (h.264) video through Flash 10
In this How To, you will be taken, step by step, through the process of adding MPEG-4 video to your Flash 10 apps
Matthew David
The new standard for video and audio is fast becoming MPEG-4, technically known as H.264. To acknowledge support for this new standard, Adobe's Flash Player is now supporting MPEG encoded video. MPEG-4 support was introduced with Flash Player 9, third release. It is recommended, however, that you restrict MPEG-4 support to just Flash Player 10 and later.
Going one better: RED editing and what Vegas 9 has under the hood
Mike Jones
There's a substantial history of camera technology being released to the public before the technology of post-production has caught up. HDV springs as an obvious example where the long-GOP structure was fantastically efficient for image acquisition and recording but presented considerable issues for non-linear editing systems traditionally reliant on individual frames and not groups-of-pictures. AVCHD presents the same issue where shooting is easy but timeline performance is less than stellar. And Sony's XDCAMEX is a great balance of quality and efficiency but it's wrapping in an Mp4 format initially gave many NLE's considerable trouble.
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